Type-writing machine



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TYPE WRITING MAGHINE.

Patented July 15, 1884.

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P. X. WAGNER.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. No. 302 178. I Patented July 15, 1884.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. No. 302,178. Patented July 15,1884.

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F. X. WAGNER. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

H. PEYERS. Mm. vimpon D. C.

.NETE STATES AlENT FFICE.

FRANZ X. WVAGNER, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO WILLIAM F. MILLER, @F SAME PLACE, AND LOUIS O. FULLER AND EDWARD P. HAMILTON, BOTH OF ORANGE, NEWV JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

HEECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 302,178, dated July 15, 1884.

Application filed June 14, 1883.

T0 aZZ whom it may 0077106772 Be it known that I, FRANZ X. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Type\Vriters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in type-writers; and it consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l represents a plan or top view, partly in section. Fig. 1* is a detail view of a feed-wheel acting on the paper-carriage. nal section on the line as 00, Fig. 1, showing the parts in a normal position. Fig.2" is a detail end view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3/ y, Fig. 4. Fig. 3* is acrossseetion of the feed-wheel and its connections 011 the line .2 2, Fig. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail plan View of the mechanism for actuating the paper-carriage and hammer. Fig. 6 is a crossseetion on'the line as m, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a similar section on the line 3 Fig. 5, show- 0 ing the hammer in its upper position. Fig.

8 is a similar section corresponding to Fig. 7

when thehammer is in its depressed position. Fig. 9 is a similar section on the line x 00 Fig. 1, showing one of the segment-adjusting levers depressed. Fig. 10 is a detail longitudinal section on the line at 00, Fig. 1, also when said adjusting-lever is depressed. Fig. 11 is a detail longitudinal section on the line f Fig. 4. Fig. '12 is a detail cross-section 40 on the line 2" 2 Fig. 3.

' Similar letters indicate similar parts. i

The letter A designates the machine-frame, having bearings A for a horizontal shaft, 13, to which is fixed the type-segment G, as by 5 means of braces C. This segment is substantially rectangular in outline, as shown in Figs. 2 and 10, and is provided with two longitudinal rows of holes, a, inthe center thereof, op-

Fig. 2 is a detail longitudi- (N0 model.)

posite to which holes in a lower direction are situated the types D, the latter thus being in two sets, one to each row of holes. Each of said types is mounted face downward on one endofa flat spring, D, which thus forms a movable elastic support thereforyand the two sets of springs-concomitant to the sets of 5 typeseXtend in opposite directions toward the sides of the segment 0, where they are fastenednamely, on the lower surface of the segment. Under norirfal conditions the typesprings D lie fiat against the lower surface of the segment 0, as shown in Fig. 2, and in this manner the types are brought directly beneath the holes a, so that they may be readily depressed by a plunger or hammer, E, passing through the holes, for making the required impression. 111 the normal position of the type-segment O the hammer E is located at a point intermediate of the two sets of types, as shown in Fig. 2, and hence in order to bring any desired type of either set opposite to the hammer it is necessary to move the type-segment laterally in one or the other direction, as well as to rock the same on its axis, said lateral motion determining the set and said rocking motion the character of the type which is brought into alignment. For this purpose the shaft B, supporting the type-segment, is arranged to move longitudinally in its bearings and to receive a, compound longitudinal and rocking motion by the following mechanism:

Adjacent to the ends of the shaft B are situated sliding cams I), see Figs. 2 and 10,) which project downwardly from bolsters F G, extending transversely to said shaft, and each connecting with a corresponding bolster, F or G, inward on the machine, by means of end rods, F Said end or connecting rods, F, project beyond the bolsters F F G G at the ends, where they enter vertical slots 0, formed in fixed portions of the machine-frame, Fig. 2*, and under normal conditions the rods are held at the upper ends of said slots through the medium of springs d, which are arranged to act as supports for yokes d, engaging with the rods at the opposite ends. One spring 5 and yoke is used to each pair of rods F", and

' plained.

through the rods said springs practically support the bolsters F F G G. The bolsters F G, which are the outer members of the two pairs, are each provided at about the midlength with alaterally-projecting stud,e,which bears on the upper edge of a lever, H, while the inner bolsters, F G, are each provided with a corresponding stud, 0', bearing on the upper edge of a lever, H or I-P, one constituting a hammer-operating lever and the other a feed operating lever, as hereinafter ex- Said levers H H H H are adjacent tothe bolsters F F G G outward andinward 011 the machine, respectively, and are fixed to a rock-shaft, I, to move in unison with each other, this shaft being mounted in bearings A on the machine-frame, and being also utilized to carry the supporting-springs d of the bolsters. From each of the outer levers, H H, projects downwardly a sliding cam, b, which is opposite to the proper cam, b, of the bolsters, but under conditions is below it, and which is provided with a vertical slot, 11 Said outer or cam levers, H H, moreover, are subjected to the action of return-springs f one to each lever-having a tendency to raise the same, and thence to raise the levers H H and the bolsters F F G- G, with their connections.

Intermediate of each pair of bolsters F F G G is located a set of levers, J, which are hung to the sides of the machine-frame by pivots y, and alternately extend in opposite directions. These levers J rest at the free end on one or the other of the connecting-rods F F" of the respective pair of bolsters, and each is provided with a finger-key, J, which is marked with a letter or other character corresponding to one of the types of the type-segment, the number of levers in each set corresponding to the number of types in either set thereof. Said keys J are arranged in rows one abovethe other as shown, and each key-lever J is provided with a retur11-spring, J", which is connected to a suitable part of the frame.

- To the shaft 13 of the type-segment are secured, by radial arms 7L, rocking bars K' K one to each set of key-levers J -which are parallel to said shaft and at equal distances therefrom, but independent of each other, and which are adapted to enter gage-notches i in the lower edges of the key-levers. These notches t are located at different points in the key-levers J relatively to the segment-rocking bars K K, and one edge of each of the notches is beveled or inclined, as at i. lVhen the machine is at rest, the beveled edge 1) of said gagenotches of all the key-levers J is in the vertical plane of the rocking bars K K; and hence when either of the key-levers is depressed said edge of its notch comes in contact with either bar according to the set to which the depressed key-lever belongs, whereby the bar is guided into the notch of the lever and the type-segment is swung longitudinally to the proper position for bringing the desired type into alignment. Simultaneous with said longitudinal adjustment of the type-segment, the end of the depressed key-lever J acts on one of the connecting-rods F of either pair of bolsters to depress said rod, together with one end of the bolster, whereby the proper cam b of the bolster is brought incontact with one end of the shaft B of the type-segment, and this shaft is moved longitudinally, so as to adjust the segment laterally for bringing the desired set of types opposite to the hammer. WVhen either pair of bolsters, F F or G G, is depressed at one end, as stated, they swing on the connecting-rod which is at the other end thereof, and by the action of the proper studs 0 e of the bolsters both canrlevers H H are depressed simultaneous therewith, due to the connection of said levers with each other and with the levers H H through the rock-shaft, and the following condition is produced: In the longitudinal motion of the segment-shaft B the advancing end thereof enters the slot Z) in the cam b of either cam-lever, according to the direction of such motion, as shown in Fig. 10, while, when the parts are released and allowed to follow the action of the return-sprin gs f, the proper cam-lever acts on said shaft through its cam 11 to return the shaft to a normal position, the shaft being at the same time released by the acting cam b of the bolsters. The type-segment G is returned to a'normal position by its inherent gravity, and is held in that position by a locking-slide, L, Fig. 6, which is connected to the hammeropcrat ing lever H, and provided with a slot, L, of substantially T shape, whereby it engages one of the rocking bars K K of the segment. The type-hammer E is arranged in guides of the machine-frame, and receives a reciproeating motion at the proper intervals relatively to the adjustment of the type-segment G by the following mechanism: To the shank of said hammer E is connected the free end of a supporting-lever, N, (best seen in Figs. 7 and 8,) which has its fulcrum on a pivot, h,

and is located in the path of a tappet, N, projecting laterally from the hammer-operating lever H, so that when this lever is depressed by the action of one of the key-levers J of either set said tappet comes in contact with the hammer-supporting lever and depressesthe same, together with the hammer, as shown in Fig. 8. A spring, N, coiled on the shank of the hammer N, serves to raise the hammer when the parts are released; but in order to insure its upward movement a lifting-hook, N, is pivoted to a lug, N", on the lower edge of the hammer-supportinglever N, said hook thence extending through a slot, N, in said lever, and having its upper or free end provided with a sliding cam, N, which works in a slot, N of the machine-frame, so that when the parts are depressed said hook catches over the tappet N, as shown in Fig. 8, due to the action of the cam N, while, when the parts ascend, said tappet carries with it the hook,

together with the hammer-lever and hammer, said hook, however, gradually receding from the tappet as the cam ascends in its slot until the hook entirely clears the tappet, as shown in Fig. 7'. In this manner the hammer N is exposed to the action of the springs f of the camlevers, in addition to its own spring.

At a suitable point below the type-segment O is arranged the paper-carriage 0, which is guided on parallel rails O, and receives the usual intermittent motion by the following mechanism: To the free end of the feed-operating lever H is connected the corresponding end of a lever, P, which has its fulcrum on a pivot, i, and serves to connect with said operating-lever the free end of a lever,- P, the latter extending in a like direction to said operating'lever, but in an opposite direction to the intermediate lever. Said lever P bears at the free end on the upper endof'a vertical/reciprocating slide, 1?, (best seen in Fig. 3,) to which are connected escape-pawlsj 7c in proper relation to a toothed feed-wheel, P to alternately engage said wheel. The feed-wheel P" is mounted on a fixed shaft, Z, and contains a coiled spring, m, Figs. 1* and 3, it being hollow, one end of which spring is fixed to the shaft and the other end to the wheel in such a manner that the wheel has a tendency to turn in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3. W'ith the feed-wheel P engages a rack, l, on the paper-carriage, and when the wheel is released it acts on said carriage through its spring at to move the carriage in a forward direction.. The vertical slide 1? is subjected to the action 'of a spring, 1), tending to force it upward, and under normal conditions the lower pawl, j, is thereby held in engagement with the feed-wheel l as shown in Fig. 3, while, when by the depression of either keylever J the slide is 'forced downward, said lower pawl is thrown out of gear, and the upper pawl, k, engages the wheel. As the lower pawhj, recedes from the feed-wheel,it is thrown back or in an opposite directicn to the movement of the paper-carriage to the extent of one tooth of said wheel by the action of a vceeding tooth of the feed-wheel, while the spring, q, and hence when the slide 1? is released and permitted to follow the action of its spring 2 said lower pawl engages a sucupper pawl disengages the wheel, thus allowing the latter to advance one tooth. The upper pawl, 75, forms part of a lever, P having its fulcrum on a pivot, 1', while the lower pawl, j, is on one end of a spindle, P, resting at or near the other end in a loop or eye, 8, which allows it to swing,and thereby accommodate itself to spring q is coiled on the spindle P", and fast tions on one side of the wheel, where the lower pawl, j, engages ordisengages said wheel in the rocking motion of the spindle P, and by this means the entrance of said pawl between the teeth is facilitated and insured, since if the pawl strikes either of the teeth it is guided to its place. The papercarriage O is provided. with a bed, 0 (best seen in Fig. 4-,) opposite to the type-hammer,

and also with feed-rollers O 0 ,for advancing the sheet of paper on thebed, said sheet entering between the rollers from a lower direction and over a shield, 0", on the carriage. The roller O is arranged in fixed hearings on the paper-carriage, while the roller 0 has its bearings in levers 0" each subjected to the action of a spring, 0, whereby said roller 0 is pressed against the roller 0'.

For the purpose of advancing the sheet of paper. motion is imparted to the roller 0 by the following mechanism: To the shaft of said roller is fixed a ratehet-wheel, Q, (see Figs. 3 and 12,) engaging with a spring pawl, which is hung to a swinging arm, Q, connecting with a supporting-lever, Q", which in turn connects with a hand-lever, Q. Fig. 4.) The supportinglever Q of the pawlarm has its fulcrum on a pivot, t, and engages the pawl-arm Q by means of a hook, t, Fig. 3, while it has a loop, it, for its connection with the hand-lever-Q". Said hand lever Q extends through said loop of the supporting-lever Q at one end, where it is subjected to the action ofa spring, a, having a tendency to retract the same, and it is provided on the other end with a handle, a, it having its fulcrum on a shaft, a intermediate of the ends. when the handlever Q is actuated in opposition to its spring, the lever Q shares its motion, and the pawl-arm Q is moved in the proper direction for turning the ratchet-wheel Q to the extent of one of its teeth by means of the pawl Q, whereby the roller 0' is properly advanced. The handlever Q extends transversely to the paper carriage O. and is bent at the outer-or. handle end, so that it can be conveniently taken hold of not only for turning the proper feed roller, but also for moving the paper-carriage back to the startingpoint.

Betweer the type-hammer and the bed 0 of the paper-Barriageis interposed the usual inking-ribbon, R, which is connected to reels 1% R, Figs. 2, 3, and 4, which alternately receive the proper rotary motion for advancing the ribbon by the following mechanism: To the ICO (Also seen in V shaft R of each reel is fixed a ratchet-wheel,

R Figs. 2 and at, which is adapted to engage with a pawl, It, hung to aperch, R, which is secured to two levers, R, both having their fulcra on a slide-rod, R Fig. 3, to which they are fixed, so that by moving this slide-rodlongitudinally in one or the other direction said levers and perch share its motion, and,either pawl is thrown in gear with its ratchetwvheel, while the other pawl is thrown out of gear. A spring-catch, It, Fig. 3, serves to retain the slide rod R in the desired positions by dropping into suitable notches therein. The perch is connected to one of the levers H H or both, by a pivoted link, 1), Figs. 1 and 7,which engages a loop, 'v,of the perch,'so that when the proper lever is depressed the perch shares its motion, and either pawl is caused to act on the proper ratchet-wheel to turn one of the reels. Each of the ratchet-wheels It is provided with a detent, R, which is hung to a fixed part of the frame and rests on a spur, w, of the proper pawl, so, that when the pawl is thrown out of gear said detent takes a corresponding position. The reels Rare keyed to their shafts R" to move longitudinally thereon, and they are inclosed within a sliding frame, S, which is arranged on said shafts, and to which is connected a thumb-screw, S, Fig. 4, in such a manner that the frame, together with the reels, may thereby be moved longitudinally on the shafts for shifting the inkingribbon laterally,

Said screw S turns on asuitable part of the machine-frame, and carries a notched wheel, S Figs. 4 and 11, engaging with a reversible spring-latch, S, which, when properly set, allows the screw to turn only in one direction, so that when the ribbon has been adjusted in cit-her direction for bringing a fresh portion thereof into alignment it cannot be moved in the opposite direction without first resetting the latch. Said, latch S", however, may be omitted, and other means than the screw may be used for adjusting the sliding frame S laterally to the ribbon.

W hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, in a type-writer, of a type-segment having two sets of movable types arranged longitudinally thereon, with two sets of key-levers and amechanism, such substantially as specified, for imparting a compound lateral and rocking motion to the type-segment from any key of either set of key-levers, essentially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, in a type-writer, of a type-segment having two parallel series of holes extending longitudinally thereof, two sets of springs arranged 011 the lower surface of the type-segment to project under said holes at the free ends, two sets of types mounted on said ends of the springs, two sets ofkey-levers, and a mechanism, such substantially as specified, for imparting a compound lateral and rocking motion to the typesegment from either set of key-levers, essentially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a type-writer, the combination, with a type-segment carrying two sets of movable types, of the shaft supporting the type-segment, the two pairs of bolsters F F G one of each pair having a downwardly-projecting cam, Z), the end rods, F connecting each pair of bolsters, the springs supporting the bolsters, the levers H H, engaging with the bolsters, and each havinga downwardly-projecting slotted cam, 12, the return-springs acting on said cam-levers, the two sets of keylevers resting on said end or connecting rods of the bolsters at the free ends, and means, such substantially as specified, for rocking the type-segment from either set of key-levers, essentially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a typewriter, the combination, with a type-segment carrying two sets of movable types, of the shaft supporting the type-segment, the rocking bars K K of the type-segment, the two sets of key-levers, each having its lower edge provided with a beveled gagenotch to receive either of said bars, and a means, such substantially as specified, for reciprocating said segment-shaft longitudinally from either set of key-levers, essentially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a-type-writer, the combination, with a type-segment carrying twosets of movable types, of the shaft supporting the type-segment. the two pairs of bolsters F F G G, one of each pair having a downwardly-projecting cam, b, the end rods, F connecting each pair of bolsters, the springs supporting the bolsters, thelevers H II, engaging with the bolsters, and each having a downwardly-projecting slotted cam, b, the return-springs acting on said cam-levers, the rocking bars K K of the type-segment, and the two sets of keylevers resting on said end or connecting rods of the bolsters, and each having its lower edge provided with a beveled gage-notch to receive either of said rocking bars, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a type-writer, the combination, with a type-segment carrying two sets of movable types, of the rocking bars'K K of the segment, the locking-slide L, having a T-shaped slot to engage one of said rocking bars, asupporting-lever for said locking-slide, two sets of key-levers, each having its lower edge provided with a beveled gage-notch to receive either of said rocking bars, and a means, such substantially as specified, for reciprocating said segment-shaft longitudinally from either set of key-levers, essentially as and for the shaft, having the tappet N, the hammer sup hammer-supporting leverN, arranged in the.

path of said tappet of the operating-lever, and the lifting-hook N pivoted to the supporting-lever to engage said tappet of the operating-lever, and provided with the sliding cam N, working in a slot of the machine-frame,

substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. In a typewriter, the combination of a paper-carriage having the rack P, the feedwheel engaging said rack, the impellingspring arranged in said wheel to act thereon, the vertical reciprocating slide P and the escapepawls j is, connected to said slide for engaging the feed-wheel alternately, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a typewriter, the combination, with a type-segment carrying two sets of movable types, two sets of key-levers, and a type-segment-adjusting mechanism comprising the rock-shaft I, of the feed-operating lever H fixed to said shaft, the vertical reciprocating slide P, the slide-actuating lever P, the intermediate lever, P, connecting said actuatinglever with the operating-lever, the spring-impelled feed-wheel P the escape-pawls j k, connected to the vertical slide for engaging said wheel alternately, and the paper-carriage having the rack P, engaging with the feed-wheel, substantially as and for the purpose described.

11. In a type-writer, the eom-binationlof a paper-carriage having the rack P, the springimpelled feed-wheel P", engaging said rack, the vertical reciprocating slide P, the escapepawlsj is, connected to said slide for engaging the feed-wheel alternately, the spindle P, carrying one of said pawls, the thumb-piece of said spindle, and the return=spring q, coiled on the spindle, substantially as and for the purpose described.

12. In a type-writer, the combination of a paper-carriage having the rack P, the springimpelled feed-Wheel engaging-said rack, and having its teeth beveled on one side thereof,

the reciprocating slide P and the escapepawls j 70, connected to said slide for engaging the feed-wl1eel alternately, substantially as and for the purpose described.

13. The combination, with the paper-car riage O, the feed-roller O, and the shaft Z, carrying the latter, of the ratchet-wheel Q, fixed to the said shaft, the pivoted pawl-arm Q", the pawl Q, pivoted to the free end of the pawl-arm, the pawl-arm supporting lever Q, hung 011a pivot, t, at one end and engaging the pawl-arm at its other end, the pivoted hand-lever Q, connected with the said supporting-lever intermediate the pivoted end of the latter and its connection with the pawl arm, and a spring for retracting the handlever, substantially as described.

14. In a'type-writer, the combination of the ribbon-reels, the ratchet-wheels fixed to the shafts of said reels, thepawls. for engaging the ratchet-wheels, the pawlactuating lever H or H the perch R carrying the pawls and connecting with said actuating-lever, the levers R, supporting the perch, the slide-rod R forming the fulcra of said supporting-levers, the spring-catch It, engaging the slide-rod, and the detents engaging with the pawls, substantially as and for the purpose described.

15. The combination of the horizontal shafts R the reels It, mounted thereon, the frame S, suspended from the reel-shafts at opposite ends of the reels and bearing against the ends of the latter, and devices, such substantially as described, connected with the suspended frame for moving it in a longitudinal plane along the reel-shafts to laterally adjust the reels and the inking-ribbon, as set forth.

16. In a type-writer, the combination, with the inking-ribbon and the ribbon-reels keyed to their shafts, of the sliding frame S, arranged on said shafts to act on the ribbon-reels, the thumb-screw S, connected to said frame, the notched wheel S of said screw, and the re'- Versible spring-latch S, engaging said wheel,

substantially as and for the purpose described.

FRANZ X. W'AGNIER. s.] \Vitnesscs: \V. HAUFF,

CHAS. WArILnRs, 

